A pot of wine in the flower room, drinking alone without relatives. The moon and the shadow of the moon are three in number. The moon doesn't know how to drink, and the shadow follows me. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get a good look at this, but I'm sure I'll be able to get a good look at this. I sing to the moon, I dance to the shadows. The long wind blows for tens of thousands of miles, blowing through the Jade Gate Pass. --Li Bai, "Moon over the Mountains"
The light of the bright moon in front of the bed is suspected to be frost on the ground. I raise my head to look at the bright moon, and look down to think of my hometown.
The bright moon at the sea, the end of the world **** this time. The lover complains about the distant night, and thinks of each other in the evening!
The dew is white from this night, and the moon is bright in the hometown.
The moon is bright in the autumn sky, and the dew is wet with luster. The magpies are not yet settled, and the fireflies are rolling in the curtains.
On the fifteenth night of the eighth month in the past, I was at the Apricot Garden by the Qujiang Pond.
This year, on the 15th night of the 8th month, in front of the water pavilion at the head of the Penpu sand. I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I'm sure I'm going to be able to find a way to make it work. Yesterday the wind blew and no one was there, but tonight the light is as clear as in past years. Tonight the moon is bright and people are looking at it all the time, I don't know whose home the thoughts of autumn have fallen on.
Ten rounds of frosty shadows turn to the courtyard, and this evening I am alone in the corner. I don't know if I'll ever be able to get through this, but I'm sure I'll be able to get through this," he said.
When is the bright moon due? I don't know the palace in the sky, what year is this evening ...... people have sadness and joy, the moon has the yin and yang and round and short, this matter is ancient difficult to complete. But I wish that people will be long-lasting, thousands of miles*** Canyuan Juan. --Su Shi "Song of Water"
The moon is easy to low people are easy to disperse, return to call the wine more to see. The color of the moon in front of the hall is more and more clear and good, and the cold cicada is singing in the dewy grass. The curtains are rolled up and the door is silent, and under the window there is only the old man Chu. I am not ashamed to be poor in Nandu, how many of us have written poems to the moon? --Su Shi's "Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and Ziyu"
The evening clouds are overflowing with cold, and the silver man has no sound to turn the jade disk. I will not be able to see the moon next year," he said. If there is no moon household in the sky, the osmanthus branch will be damaged to the west wheel. But the call to take, jade fiber transverse flute, a blow crack ...... If you get a long round such a night, the human feelings may not see the commitment of goodbye. I will worship the star of China, and ask the moon to float on a raft. I saw the full moon on the long bridge. I went up to the distant smoke and floating grass, and suddenly fell in front of the pavilion. --Xu Wei's "Arrival at Jianning on the Fifteenth Night"
The road is long with the light of autumn, and the orchid radius and the guizhao are filled with the fragrance of the sky. The moon is the highest peak, and the wind is blowing, and the sails are light and the swallows are traveling.
Looking at the moon*** at this time - a collection of Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Asian countries
Looking at the moon*** at this time, celebrating the festival with the same acquaintance. The 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, especially for overseas Chinese living there. Although the same as the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the customs of different countries are different, and a variety of forms together to send people's infinite love of life and the vision of a better future.
Japanese people do not eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival
In Japan, the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is called the "fifteenth night" or "Mid-Autumn Moon". Japanese people also have the custom of viewing the moon on this day, which is called "Tsukimi" in Japanese. The Japanese custom of enjoying the moon originated in China, and when it was introduced to Japan more than 1,000 years ago, the custom of holding a banquet while enjoying the moon began to emerge, which is known as "Tsukimi". Unlike the Chinese who eat mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Japanese eat rice dumplings called "Tsukimi Dumplings" while enjoying the moon. Since this is the time when various crops are harvested, various celebrations are held to show appreciation for the bounty of nature. Although the lunar calendar was abolished in favor of the solar calendar after the Meiji Restoration, the custom of enjoying the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival is still practiced throughout Japan, and some temples and shrines hold special moon-viewing sessions on the festival.
Children play a leading role in Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the "mooncake wars" and "toy wars" among merchants have made the festive atmosphere especially strong across Vietnam. Unlike China's Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival is dominated by children. The market is full of different flavors of moon cakes, lanterns, colorful children's toys and other festive food and toys, and children's faces are full of desire for the festival. During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, stores selling mooncakes along the streets of Hanoi's capital city were decked out in red and green, with big red lanterns with the word "mooncake" hanging in front of the stores, and shelves full of mooncakes of various brands.
Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, lantern festivals are held across Vietnam and lantern designs are judged with prizes awarded to the winners. In addition, some localities in Vietnam organize lion dances during the festival, which often take place on the 14th and 15th nights of the eighth lunar month. During the festival, local people sit around the whole family on the balcony, in the yard, or go out to the field with their families, setting up moon cakes, fruits and other kinds of snacks, enjoying the moon and savoring the delicious moon cakes. Children carry lanterns of all kinds and play in groups.
With the gradual improvement of Vietnamese people's living standards in recent years, the millennium Mid-Autumn Festival custom has quietly changed. Many young people spend the festival either gathering at home, singing and dancing, or going out in groups to enjoy the moon and improve understanding and friendship among peers. As a result, Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival is adding new connotations to the traditional family reunion, which is gradually gaining popularity among young people.
Singapore: Mid-Autumn Festival also plays the "tourism card"
Singapore is a Chinese majority country, for the annual Mid-Autumn Festival has always attached great importance. For the Chinese in Singapore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a great opportunity to bond and show appreciation. Friends, family and business associates give each other mooncakes to express their greetings and wishes.
Singapore is a tourist city, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is undoubtedly a great opportunity to attract tourists. Every year, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the famous Orchard Road, Singapore River, Chinatown and Jurong Point are decorated. At night, when the lights come on, the entire streets and alleys are filled with the tantalizing sight of red.
In 2004, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a 300-meter-long, 4.5-meter-high, $70,000 giant dragon lantern with auspicious clouds stood on the banks of the Singapore River. Whenever the night falls, sprayed with water, the giant dragon lamp body glowing, the Singapore River surface reflected a red, the scene is very spectacular. In the traditional Chinese settlement of Chinatown, in addition to imported from Nepal, Vietnam and other countries of the giant lanterns shine, by 1364 small red lanterns composed of 44 small dragons is to make the Chinatown a lot more colorful. In Singapore quite Chinese ancient garden style of the Royal Garden, is currently organizing a large-scale Fantasy Lantern Festival. There are both the popular Disney series of lights, as well as the huge Beijing Temple of Heaven and the giant dragon-shaped lights, which are particularly eye-catching.
Malaysia and the Philippines: Overseas Chinese don't forget the Mid-Autumn Festival
Eating mooncakes, enjoying the moon and carrying lanterns on parade are the Mid-Autumn Festival customs of Malaysian Chinese that have been passed down from generation to generation. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, long-established businesses across Malaysia have launched mooncakes of various colors. The capital city of Kuala Lumpur, major shopping malls are equipped with mooncake counters, newspapers, television mooncake advertisements all over the world to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival to create a festive atmosphere. Chinese associations in some parts of Kuala Lumpur recently held lantern parades to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to dragon and lion dances, a float carrying "Chang'e" and "Seven Fairies" roamed around, and brightly-dressed entertainers and young people sang and danced, making for a lively event.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival that is highly valued by overseas Chinese living in the Philippines. Chinatown in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is bustling with activities held by local Chinese communities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The main commercial streets in Chinese neighborhoods were decorated with lights and banners at major intersections and on bridges into Chinatown, and many stores sold a variety of mooncakes, either homemade or imported from China. The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations included a dragon dance parade, a national costume parade, a lantern parade and a float parade, which attracted a large number of spectators and filled the historic Chinatown with a joyful and festive atmosphere.